Wednesday (11-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Troll guarding mushrooms. I guess they became bold since I’ve been away from the house for four months. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec).

Troll guarding mushrooms. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Troll guarding mushrooms. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (11-May-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

It has been raining recently and the mushrooms are popping up. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens. (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).

Wild mushrooms. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Wild mushrooms. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (11-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Rhododendron Flower. One of the few plants that blooms in my yard where the flowers are 6 feet above the ground. They are above and out of reach from the hungry deer. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).

Rhododendron Bloom. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/7, 1/180 sec). (David J Mathre)
Rhododendron Bloom. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/7, 1/180 sec). (David J Mathre)

Monday (09-May-2016) — New Jersey

Indoor Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Having Trouble Getting Close Enough to Suck Juices From My Cactus. Indoor Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 800, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec).

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug climbing a cactus. Indoor spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 800, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug climbing a cactus. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 800, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (01-May-2014) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Carpenter Bee in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec). This is a crop from the full image. I did this hand-held, and had to manually focus. So lots of out of focus images to get one I liked.

Carpenter Bee in Flight. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec). This is a crop from the full image. I did this hand-held, and had to manually focus. So lots of out of focus images. (David J Mathre)
Carpenter Bee in Flight. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec). This is a crop from the full image. I did this hand-held, and had to manually focus. So lots of out of focus images. (David J Mathre)